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FQS
Academic Programs include traditional education programs:
- University
of South Florida Introductory Course
Traditional
Education Programs - University of South Florida
Forensic Science and Criminal Justice - CCJ 4933
In
collaboration with the University of South Florida, Forensic Quality
Services offers an undergraduate level course, "Forensic Science
and Criminal Justice." This is an introductory course that
provides a basic outline of forensic science and the types of evidence
that may be found at a crime scene.
Location:
7881 114th Ave North, Largo, FL
Time: Thursday 1:00 -3:50 pm
Recommended Text: Criminalistics: An Introduction
to Forensic Science (7th Edition) by Richard Saferstein. Publisher:
Prentice Hall College Div; ISBN: 0130138274; 7th Edition (July 31
2000) cost $90
Topics:
- Overview
of Forensic Science
- Crime
Scene - searching, note taking
- Chemical
evidence - drug ID
- Chemical
evidence - Tox/Alcohol
- Firearms/Ballistics
- Explosives
and Arson
- Blood
Spatter
- Biological
Fluid Screening, genetics, blood grouping, DNA
- Questioned
Documents
- Paint,
glass, toolmarks, reconstruction
- Trace
evidence
- Fingerprints
and personal identification
- Case
studies in Forensic Science
- Review
Course
Objectives:
- To
understand the basic approach to crime scene investigation, collection
and examination of evidence.
- To
understand the laboratory examination of drugs, firearms, biological
fluids and trace evidence.
- To
understand the array of techniques used in forensic examinations
- To
understand the value and limitations of different types of evidence
For
additional information contact:
Dr. Kathleen Savage
Email: kas@forquality.org
Phone: (727) 538-4134
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